| 1 | /***************************************************************** |
| 2 | * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.3.0 * |
| 3 | * The "Pasta" Release * |
| 4 | * 17 august 2002 * |
| 5 | *****************************************************************/ |
| 6 | |
| 7 | In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: |
| 8 | * All about this Release!!! |
| 9 | * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug |
| 10 | * Important Note about PHP 4.2.2 |
| 11 | * About our Release Aliases |
| 12 | |
| 13 | All about this Release!!! |
| 14 | ========================= |
| 15 | |
| 16 | This is the first release on our way to a new stable series. |
| 17 | On our way to, that is, this is a development release, which is not |
| 18 | intended for production servers. We feel that releasing development |
| 19 | versions will help us making the to-be stable release more stable, and |
| 20 | restricting the ability to test no longer to people who use CVS. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | So download it! Install it, and try to break it! We are hungry for any |
| 23 | bug report you send. If stumbling over a bug is a true non-option, |
| 24 | this release is not for you. In that case, download the stable version |
| 25 | and enjoy that one. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | In general, we are planning to regularly release a 1.3.x version until |
| 28 | it is stable enough to call her 1.4 or 2.0. While I'm at it, one |
| 29 | comment on version numbers. Our version numbers take the form of A.B.C |
| 30 | A increases with time, but only very seldomly. |
| 31 | B if it is even (0, 2, 4 etc), it is a stable release |
| 32 | if it is odd (1, 3, 5 etc), it is a development release |
| 33 | C indicates small changes. |
| 34 | Which is to say our version numbering system is the same as that of |
| 35 | the linux kernel. So 1.2.7 is a stable version, and 1.3.0 (this one) |
| 36 | is a development release. |
| 37 | |
| 38 | We are excited to bring you the first fruits of a very good |
| 39 | development series. Major rewrites of the back-end and the user |
| 40 | interface have been happening since the 1.2 series. These rewrites |
| 41 | have inspired me for the release alias (see down this document). |
| 42 | |
| 43 | |
| 44 | A note on plugins |
| 45 | ================= |
| 46 | |
| 47 | There have been very severe architecture improvements. Lots of plugins |
| 48 | have not yet been adapted to this. Plugins which are distributed with |
| 49 | this release (eg. in the same .tar.gz file) may work. Plugins not |
| 50 | distributed with this plugin most probably WILL NOT WORK. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | |
| 55 | A note on PHP 4.2.2 |
| 56 | =================== |
| 57 | |
| 58 | There are certain issues with PHP 4.2.2 and session handling that have |
| 59 | not yet been addresses in this release. So this release MAY NOT WORK |
| 60 | when you use PHP 4.2.2. These issues will be addressed to in |
| 61 | forthcoming 1.3.x releases. |
| 62 | |
| 63 | |
| 64 | A note on your configuration |
| 65 | ============================ |
| 66 | |
| 67 | For a whole bunch of reasons, it is MANDATORY that you run conf.pl |
| 68 | (and then save your configuration) from the config/ directory before |
| 69 | using this release. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things: |
| 72 | |
| 73 | 1) For our comfort and the prosper of SquirrelMail: |
| 74 | send a bugreport with this information |
| 75 | * IMAP server type + version |
| 76 | * Whether you use server-side sorting |
| 77 | * Whether you use thread sorting |
| 78 | * The value of "sort" (as in conf.pl) |
| 79 | bugs can be submitted at: http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
| 80 | 2) For your own pleasure and comfort: |
| 81 | turn of UID support in conf.pl, so you can continue to use 1.3.0 |
| 82 | |
| 83 | |
| 84 | A note on MIME |
| 85 | ============== |
| 86 | |
| 87 | In case you stumble over a message of which something goes wrong with |
| 88 | MIME (it does not display some of its parts all right, etc. etc.), |
| 89 | please forward the message AS AN ATTACHMENT to |
| 90 | squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. However, AVOID |
| 91 | forwarding emails over 20k of size. Please not as well that messages |
| 92 | which are NOT forwarded AS AN ATTACHMENT are COMPLETEY USELESS for our |
| 93 | testing purposes. |
| 94 | |
| 95 | |
| 96 | Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug |
| 97 | ========================================== |
| 98 | |
| 99 | It is not unlikely you will experience some bugs while using this |
| 100 | development version. Please submit these bugs. Also, please mention |
| 101 | that the bug is in this 1.3.0 release. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
| 104 | |
| 105 | Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make |
| 106 | sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if |
| 107 | people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting |
| 108 | it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and |
| 109 | increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we |
| 110 | spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN |
| 111 | bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have |
| 112 | been fixed in CVS already. |
| 113 | |
| 114 | In case you want to join us on coding SquirrelMail, or have other |
| 115 | things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist: |
| 116 | |
| 117 | squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net |
| 118 | |
| 119 | |
| 120 | About our Release Aliases - By Wouter Teepe |
| 121 | ========================= |
| 122 | |
| 123 | Pasta is, as we all know, a group of Italian dishes. As most of us |
| 124 | know, several types of pasta exist, two of which are: |
| 125 | |
| 126 | * Spaghetti: Tastes good, but is very hard to untangle. Its structure |
| 127 | is unneccecarily complex, but it is relatively easy to cook. |
| 128 | * Lasagne: Tastes excellent, and its structure is very elegant: it is |
| 129 | layered. Cooking it takes quite a bit more patience and design. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | I will not bore you with Italian cooking more except for this: The |
| 132 | difference between spaghetti and lasagne applies to SquirrelMail as |
| 133 | well. Where 1.2 is good, its inside is unneccecarily complex. Opposed |
| 134 | to this, 1.3 is quite well structured from the inside. Its potential |
| 135 | is true excellence. Its flavor is already excellent. Expect 1.4/2.0 to |
| 136 | be, well... |
| 137 | |
| 138 | With the slicing up the internals of SquirrelMail, whole new |
| 139 | possibilities will emerge. Listen on the development mailinglist to |
| 140 | hear which! |
| 141 | |
| 142 | |
| 143 | Happy SquirrelMailing! |
| 144 | - The SquirrelMail Project Team |